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PAGE 4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1966.

Labor’ Congress Warning -

Premier Lesage has upset the applecart again by his insistence that the..$17,350,000. the federa! govern-

_ment has decided to: give Quebec for.

university education is ‘‘uncon- ditional,” and can be used for any

. purpose the province wishes. Barely

24 hours.after the Quebec premier made this statement, Premier Rob- arts was telling the Ontario legisla- ture in effect that if Quebec can get away with it, Ontario can too.

It seems incredible that the federal government would actually agree that it is legally and constitutionally: per- missible for -Parliament -to grant money to a province for unspecifi- ed purposes. But Premier Lesage has reiterated his statement in the Que- bec legislature and it is noted that Prime Minister Pearson, when challenged in Parliament to dispute

In the West’s early days, too, news- paper men were prominent in politics. Hon. Clifford Sifton was long the owner of the Winnipeg Free Press, and his editor, Dr. John W. Dafoe, though he never sought office and turned down an offer of a portfolio from Prime Minister Mackenzie King,

was always a power in politics. He was-

also, as we recall, a member of the Rowell-Sifoig Commission and was responsible for the competent manner ‘in which that famous commission’s report was drafted. ;

Then there was Hon. Nicholas Floyd Davin, the noted Irish-Cana-

| dian orator, who published the first

paper in Regina, and Hon. Walter Scott, the first premier of Saskatch- ewan, who edited the Regina Leader.

The redoubtable Hon. Frank Oliver

started the first paper in Edmonton, dragging his press and machinery across the Prairies. The most colorful politican and premier of British Col-

province, was the picturesque Amor de Cosmos, whose real name in Nova Scotia, where he was born, was plain

Victoria Colonist...

There was only one Canadian news- paper man who- became prime min- ister—and if we are to believe Bruce Hutchison, in his book on our federal government leaders, he was.probably Canada’s worst! That was Sir Mac- kenzie Bowell, who was publisher and editor of the Belleville Intelligencer. But to be fair to Bowell, says Ford, he didn’t have. a chance, as he was head of the administration for a time after the death of Sir John when the party was in-a state of confusion. He was the victim of a notorious “nest of traitors.” He was also for many years a member of the Senate and lived to the ripe age of 94. ; oe

his claim, did so in an evasive fashion. |___Hon. W.A. Buchanan is mentioned

Such has beert“the- recérd of Mr.

Pearson’s coricessions t¢’'Quebec in the past, few would be prepared to bet that some further compromise would not change the conditions for

- profitably opting out of shared cost

programs. . - All this emphasis on “going "it

. alone,”—where will it lead? A sound

warning on this subject: comes from - the Canadian Labor Congress, which has just presented a brief to the fed- eral cabinet, pointing out that “re- gionalism and local autonomy of the kind which we discern must inevit- ably result in ineffectiveness on the part of the federal government to plan for the wellbeing of the economy as a whole.” | ae i oa The kind 6f regionalism it cités is not peculiar to Quebec nor is it a question of preservation of language or culture, the Congress states. The danger lies in the evident unwilling- ness “to pool what are essentially

qnational resources in the national in-_

terest.” If the trend countinues, it will mean “inevitably that the wealthier provinces will keep to themselves what they should be sharing with those not. as well endowed.”

The brief does not suggest that Canada should be transformed into a unitary state, but it argues that im- portant powers and obligations rest with the federal government and these must be exercised: “boldly and imaginatively in the interests of the Canadian people as a whole.” This is the only way the less well-to-do prov- inces can be assisted, and it doesn’t _lie in compromises of the kind that are the order of the day at Ottawa,

In Dual Roles.

Few newsmen venture into Cana- dian politics today, but this was not the case in earlier years when’ they “played an important role in public affairs. Arthur R. Ford, editor emeri- tus of the, London Free Press, has gathered some interesting data on this point. He goes back to the time of Hon. George Brown, editor of the” Toronto Globe, who led the Reform party and whose coalition with Sir John A. Macdonald made Confedera- tion possible” Hon; William... Mac- Dougall, another ofthe Fathers of Confederation, founded a paper which «

‘Jater amalaated with the Globe; and

Hon. D’Arcy McGee, the orator of Confederation, assassinated by a Fen- jan, was a newspaper man in Mon-

: treal:

Mr. Ford notes among outstanding early Maritime statesmen a group of working newspaper men including Hon. Joseph Howe and Hon. W.S. Fielding; premier of Nova Scotia and for many years federal minister of finance. He omits our own Hon. Edward Whelan, founder and’ editor of, the Charlottetown Ex- aminer, who was as able as any of them. But he recalls, what we , h

__lost sight of, that Sir Wilfrid Laurier |

himself fora time was editor of a weekly paper in the Eastern Town- ships, : ce

Lethbridge while owning and editing ‘the Lethbridge Herald. Today, as far as the Free Press writer can ascer- tain, there is not an English-speaking member of the clan in the House, al- though there area number in the Upper Chamber. Notable among these are Senator Rupert Davies, publisher

_ of the Kingston Whig-Standard, Sen- “ator Charles - Bishop; —and- Senator |.

Grattan O'Leary. "Hopeful Diagnosis

After nae the implications of automation and nolo change for-more than a year, a dist

i i ion to Presi- dent Johnson has produced a calm and hopeful diagnosis. While it cau- tions against “complacency” about technology’s impact, the commission plainly regards it as a great blessing

are not likely to be so sudden or so

through an imaginative blend of pub- lic and private programs. ie But it is its recommendations on what can be done to achieve this end that have caused'the public to sit up and take notice. The—most— striking suggestion of all is for a guaranteed minimum annual income for évery American family..Another proposal calls on, government to accept the responsibility of becoming “the em-

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sources of employment prove inade- quate to provide jobs for all persons able and willing to work. The recom- - mendations also-call for-an additional two years’ free education for high school graduates, for a permanent

and for a national computerized job- man matching system. :

A commission minority, in a dis- senting footnote, indicated that it would have preferred a greater sense

that, there*was no fundamental dis- agreement with the basic document. This unanimity,coming from a diverse 14-man body representing labor, management and academic representatives, is hailed as remark-

_ are merely extensions of principles and programs already accepted, but they add up to a new social concept that would have heen dismissed as visionary rantirigs a few years ago.

~- EDITORIAL NOTE

When it comes to travel expenses, Forestry Minister Sauve had it over all his colleagues at Ottawa last year. The public vaccounts ¢redit him with receiving $10,442 under. this item. Twenty-four ministers received & total of $117,855 for travel expenses, : Transport Minister Pickersgill receiv- -ing~ the smallest amount—$1,419.

‘son received $2,746 in travelling ex-

penses for his trip last year to Africa..

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to mankind, with consequences that |

onerous . that they cannot be met.

ployer of last resort” when normal

program of relocation assistance for |

workers stranded in declining regions.

of urgency-in-the findings.Aside from.

able. Some ofthe recommendations.

| Social Credit Leader Robert ‘Thomp-

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On February 14 in London a conference opened to discuss. an _independence constitution for the

Southern African the west and north it’ is border- 'ed by South West Africa, to the east by- Rhodesia. To the south lies the Republie of South .Af- | Tiea.

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nsvaal border. The gre Khama, grandfather of 44-ye old Prime Minister Seretse Kha- ma, had travelled to London: the

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Crown was exercised in the Be- | acres chuanaland Protectorate by the British High Commissioner ‘in South Africa. Since 1963, gov- ernment has been exercised with

through a Commissioner— - status’ equivalent to -Governor—

--fliceetiy responsible to the Col amounted to approximately . $11 onial Office. Hnillion. "The territory's “budgets

have for some years been bal- anced by British grants in aid of administration. These _amount- ed in 1965 to about $7.2 million —roughly the same as She na- “tional ‘revenue: ~

In addition to the annual grants in aid, Britain provides Exchequer loans for develop- ment, Colonial Development and Welfare grants, and assistance towards the cost of employing overseas staff. Expert advisers have also been provided. —

Meanwhile, the position and powers of the tribal chiefs had been defined, tribal treasuries with responsibility for local ser- vices, Primary educa- tion, had been’ organized; and Advisory Councils had given place, first to Legislative Coun- . cils, and then, more recently, to a Legislative Assembly headed by a Prime Minister and Cabin-

Bechuanaland is a vast iable- ‘land lying in the exact centre of

~ Canada’s Batman oe Vancouver Sun s

Attorney- General Bonner |a fictional crime. fighter of her- scorns the suggestions of his |oic ‘stature, but it isn’t likely Quebec counterpart; Claude |that Mr. Wagner is pleased by Wagner, that B.C. is among Ca- | the comparison. nadian with a poor Loyal British Columbians may showing in the fight against or- | be a little upset by Mr. Bon ganized crime. He says there |ner’s contention that the czars are no crime syndicates in B.C., |of crime have given this and no links with the Mafia. (vere the go-by. What has

‘ aneae bac we ta career, | bec got that we haven't? they of fighting crime | goes NO might ask. Hasn't B.C.’s dyna- ear canals. tte a society got enough wealth ‘may very well-be-the-Canadian_|to attract even a few secondrate ' answer to Batman.’’ Batman is ' mobsters? stele:

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The Mounties In Memphis

The RCMP Quarterly. ©

The (RCMP) Musical Ride lar performance for nearly one performed at the Mid-South Fair | hu years; and in Memphis, Tennessee, from); Whereas, the Musical Ride Sept. -24 to Oct. 2, and on open- | performed by this outstanding ing day, the following Proclama- | group has received considerable tion was issued by the Mayor of'| acclaim by those who have seen _Memphis, William B. Ingram, | this feat wherein much of the It. Ee ~~<~)-dress, including~the- scarlet tun- Whereas, The Royal Canadian | ic, and equipment is rooted in Mounted Police have been noted’ cavalry and force traditions; ‘for their thrilling and spectacu- and ; ‘>t. Whereas, the scarlet tunic was ; ; adopted because the Indians Our Yesterdays | who-had ‘enjoyed friendly con-

tact ,with British soldiers sta. (From The Guardian Files) fioeed in the West ress

« FIVE YEARS AGO. their scarlet coats as symbolic (February 18, 1941) 4 Of. honesty and fair dealing; and German war material had be- |‘ Whereas, the striking — bril- gun passing into Bulgaria over | liance of color so prevalent in Yugoslavia railways, as Ger- | this spectacular, the intr icate redoubled its efforts to | training exemplified in those reece come to terms | participating, and the timing

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- Now, therefore, be it proclaim- ed that the week of September 24 through. October 2, 1965 shall be ‘ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED: POLICE WEEK in Memphis, -and all citizens of this | communit¥ are urged to observe and take part in activities reco- gnizing the importance of music and tradition in the cultural life of our City, State and Nation as this group performs at the Mid- South Fair. :

thousands strong. reached Sing- apore. Thus was brought to that Eastern bastion of the British Empire the largest and most powerful reinforceménts of men, guns and machines ever to ar- rive in-a-single convoy... :

TEN YEARS AGO (February 18; 1956) On the return to Ottawa

Public Works Minister W u dir usanas ipaed tn of for ate _as_soon as possible, an extensive survey to determine the feasib- ility of a causeway to’ link.

BUY MORE FROM ITALY —-- Italian exports to Canada in-

P.E.I. to the New Brunswick | creased 21 per cent in 1964 over mainland, ' before,

the year

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Milwaukee Journal

AND LARYNX | A. C. writes: Is renioval of the only cure when can- cer is present? - : REPLY

Not necessarily, because early-cancer frequently is treat- ed with radium or X-ray. Furth- |

three packs a year). On the few occasions that I do indulge, I suffer chest pains, fever, sore throat and cough up-a thick. phlegm. What is wrong? |

to or have an idiosyncrasy to smoke — cigarets, are not for

BRAIN COVERING D. T. writes: Would gofng without a hat in cold weather have any effect upon ‘the brain?

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Ruth Williams.

When a.southern chicken ran cher wanted his hens to lay More eggs in summer, he air- conditioned the hen house. Pro- duction rose almost 60 percent.

Automobile air conditioning is almost universal in Texas and other southern areas. A Dallas man proudly reported that he managed to get the temperature inside his car down to 42 de- grees.

Both the hens and the cool motorist are indebted to Dr. Wil- lis Carrier, who in 1902 perfect- ed a device that controlled tem- perature, humidity, and cleanfi- mess of air in a Brooklyn print- ing plant

Since then, hundreds of. for air conditioning. have r oped. Air conditioners are no

adjunct of every: life and ‘work. wy.

HOUSEWIVES COOLED

The biggest trend in air con- ditioning at present is toward central residential Almost 2,500,000 homes in United | States now have central cooling at the rate of 500,000 a year. In 1964, for the first time, more central residential wnits were sold than packaged systems commercial

fixtures are in use, Some 70 per- cent of all office buildings are equipped with centralor_room. installa i

tions Government research has found that air fa offices increases - Snare tek ence nen een ee where-the- located. . pe

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pany installed an elaborate ‘‘at- mosphere. control system to keep rust and dust from gum-

mosphere of controlled temper- | atures. Studies have shown, too, | that cool cows are more content- ed and give.more milK than those housed in stuffy barns. - SNOW COOLED ROMANS

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New York's example is an ex- cellent one. So is Chicago's. In

‘in the Michigan Avenue bridge. area have recently completed two landscaped plazas which of- fer rest spots to the city- bound. One building sacrificed costly land to do this. : .

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